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FunDoo is a digital life coach equipping young people with 21st century, employability, and language skills and preparing them for their future. By 2030, about 825 million children are expected to leave school without basic secondary-level skills. With a prevailing global skills shortage, worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting from…, Our Approach, In 2021, FunDoo launched in India to address vaccine misinformation during the pandemic. Since then, the platform has evolved to become a global skills and knowledge building solution for young people.  FunDoo has multiple distinctive pedagogical and technical features:  Learning by doing_Icon Learning by doing The platform content is based on the…

As a young student, Alexander Mtambo was passionate about technology. Graduating with honours in Electronics and Computer Engineering from the University of Malawi, he gained practical experience working with Telkom Networks Malawi Limited in the Radio Access Network department.  Working with the team that installed 4G networks in more than ten…

The challenge, In recent years, multiple crises have quickly overwhelmed health care systems, leaving them unable to cope with the sudden surges in patients, let alone provide essential health services. In countries where health systems are already fragile, the rapid escalation of an infectious disease outbreak disproportionately increases the vulnerability of…, The response ​, UNICEF, the World Health Organization (WHO) and Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), with support from the  Téchne Network  are developing a family-friendly Health Emergency Facility (HEF) which can be rapidly deployed and equipped in the event of future disease outbreaks. Using guidelines and a digital planning tool, emergency programme staff will be…, Digital decision tool, for inter-agency procurement planning and coordination, including pre-designed layouts and products lists that emergency staff can selected based on the needs for each location. Products icon, Products, equipment and structures, needed for establishing and operating HEFs, including new and innovative products to support the response. family friendly icon, Layouts with guidance, for setting up family-friendly surge facilities that ensure safe case management.   The development of a rapidly deployable HEF began in 2020. In 2022, UNICEF, alongside WHO and Médecins Sans Frontières, integrated the HEF into the Ebola response during Uganda’s worst outbreak in two decades.          "The 2022 Ebola outbreak provided an…, The impact​, With epidemics occurring more often and spreading faster and further than ever, having rapidly deployable health emergency facilities available will help prevent small disease outbreaks from becoming global pandemics, potentially saving millions of lives. This initiative will help prevent existing heath systems from being overwhelmed by the vast…, Resources, Stories and media coverage

In a world that is more connected than ever, it is increasingly easy for diseases to spread, not only within countries and regions but also along frequent routes of international travel.  The increase in epidemics such as  Yellow Fever , and experiences with the recent Ebola outbreak in West Africa and the ongoing Zika epidemic highlight this new…